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Author: Detleff Laugwitz ,
Abe Shenitzer
Publisher: Birkhauser Boston Inc
Imprint: Birkhauser Boston Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.710kg
ISBN: 9780817640408
ISBN 10: 0817640401
Pages: 357
Publication Date: 01 July 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
,
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
Laugwitza (TM)s 1996 book in German is an excellent place to begin a study of [Riemanna (TM)s] life, work, and influence. The 1999 translationa ]into English is especially welcomea ] There is excellent referencing throughouta ] Quotes are given almost always both in English and in the original German. Many readers will feel the original German brings them a bit closer to Riemann and his contemporariesa ] Laugwitza (TM)s expertise on historical matters is most impressivea ] Thanks are due to both author and translator for making it much easier to enter into the literature on Riemann. a MAA Online <p>.,. the author has succeeded admirably...stating the technical details clearly and correctly while writing an engaging and readable account of Riemanna (TM)s life and work... Any reader of this book with even a passing interest in the history or philosophy of mathematics is certain to become engaged in a mental conversation with the author... The format of the book is excellent, especially the plentiful supply of photographs of people and places... The book will serve as an interesting read and also a useful reference... It is highly recommended. a Bulletin of the AMS
Laugwitz's 1996 book in German is an excellent place to begin a study of [Riemann's] life, work, and influence. The 1999 translation...into English is especially welcome... There is excellent referencing throughout... Quotes are given almost always both in English and in the original German. Many readers will feel the original German brings them a bit closer to Riemann and his contemporaries... Laugwitz's expertise on historical matters is most impressive... Thanks are due to both author and translator for making it much easier to enter into the literature on Riemann. -MAA Online ...the author has succeeded admirably...stating the technical details clearly and correctly while writing an engaging and readable account of Riemann's life and work... Any reader of this book with even a passing interest in the history or philosophy of mathematics is certain to become engaged in a mental conversation with the author... The format of the book is excellent, especially the plentiful supply of photographs of people and places... The book will serve as an interesting read and also a useful reference... It is highly recommended. -Bulletin of the AMS
